5:42 PM,
Apr. 8, 2013

Tom Crean and Tim Buckley (second from right) prepare to talk to the team during a timeout late in the game. IU hosted Northwestern in a Big Ten basketball match up at Assembly Hall in Bloomington February 15, 2012.

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Seth Soffian
The News-Press

Name recognition alone didn't determine the home run hire last time for the FGCU men's basketball team, but a number of big names or well-credentialed coaches from big schools jumped off the initial list of potential candidates for the position vacated last week by Andy Enfield.

Associate head coaches Tim Buckley of Indiana University, Bobby Lutz of N.C. State and Chris Jans of Wichita State either contacted FGCU athletic director Ken Kavanagh directly or had well-connected pitches submitted for them, according to FGCU documents obtained through a public records request.